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AP Capstone: Seminar & Research: Where to Search

Academic Sources - Scholarly Journals

   
   

Popular Sources - News & Magazines

 

 
   

 

 

Pew Research Center

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Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan organization that conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. 

Digital Public Library of America

Features photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government documents, and more, from America’s libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions.

GREAT FOR: Primary Sources from History

Library of Congress

The largest library in the world with more than 162 million items, including books, sound recordings, motion pictures, photographs, maps, and manuscripts. The LOC serves as the research arm of Congress.

National Science Digital Library

Features educational resources in STEM disciplines.

Science.gov

Gives access to authoritative federal science information including research and development results from agencies such as NASA, USDA, EPA, U.S. Forest Service, and Department of Education.

Smithsonian Libraries

Smithsonian Libraries offers educational resources and digital collections from 21 specialized research libraries. Features RESEARCH TOOLS, a portal that allows you to search their collection of journals and books.